Speech made before a group of students on the subject of creativity based on author's own experiences as an entertainer, poet, songwriter. (CB)

Author lists exercises that explain the musical meaning of ragtime. (RK)

A biographical sketch of Gottschalk, a pianist and "the first american composer to use the folk idiom and rhythm of this hemisphere in serious composition. (Author/JG)

The author briefly describes the making and changing of the music art form. (JG)

A discussion of the following musical elements of rock: rhythm, melody, harmony, and form. A impromptu analysis made at a session of the Youth Music Symposium, July 25, 1969. Remarks transcribed from tape. (Author/AP)

The contributions of Villa-Lobos as a music educator, conductor, and composer. (AP)

To what degree can computers be programed to create original, aesthetic musical compositions? Three examples of computer-generated melody illustrate that computers are by no means close to producing advanced musical works which call for aesthetic and intuitive decision making. (Author/KC)

Joel Krosnick, a top performer of avante-garde music, urges students to recreate the fantasy that the composer visualized in creating the music through gestures, expression, and coloration. (AM)

In recognition of Rudolf Friml's centenary (1879-1979), his career as a composer of operettas, musical comedies, and musical satires and as a concert pianist is reviewed. (KC)

Suggests a teaching strategy that sets poems to song in order to stimulate interest in poetic structure and understanding of rhythm and musicality in performance. (JMF)

Presented is the life and philosophy of Alice Parker, a teacher of musical composition, who is in great demand as a speaker on college campuses and who composes on commission for a wide variety of organizations. (KC)

Examining the avant garde trend in twentieth century music, the author criticizes those he calls the "radical fringe" for leading music into bankruptcy through a total rejection of tradition. He speculates on the future of music. (SJL)